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Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico

and make them better off than ever they were before." William Durham was elected as President of the organization and Bishop Henry Lunt and Samuel Leigh were the two Directors from Cedar City. President Young was attempting to "sell" the United Order organization wherever he went. It was necessary to hold two shares in the organization in order to be one of the officers.12 Another child was born to Ann Gower Lunt and Henry Lunt on May 18, 1874. They named him George Albert Gower Lunt. The success in makmg "pig iron" at Iron City brought on new interest in the iron properties. The following contract was drawn up at the house of Samuel Leigh at Iron Spnngs on June 26, 1874: We the undersigned citizens of the United States desire and agree to and do hereby form a >i M n i Distnct to be known and styled, 'Magnetic Mining District of Utah Temtory,' at what is known as Iron Spnngs, Iron County, Utah Temtory, between nine and ten miles northwesterly from Cedar City. Signed: Henry Lunt, Chapman Duncan, John M. Higbee, John C. Duncan, Ebenezer Hanks,Thornas Walker, Richard R. Bikbeck, Samuel Bamhurst, and John Hanis." The following letter written by Henry Lunt to the Deseret News was published on October 17, 1874:
1 have just received information from Ebenezer Hanks, Esq., Supenntendent of the Great Westem Iron Co., Iron City, per William Holyoak and John Eyre, who have just retumed frorn that place, that the blast fumace is doing splendid business. The fumace is tapped every ten hours. The last mn was twentyfive hundred pounds. They expect next week to make five tons of pig iron per day. They shipped two tons for Provo yesterday. Everybody here'is rejoicing at the prospect of the development of the inunense deposits of iron stone in this region.

and make them better off than ever they were before." William Durham was elected as President of the organization and Bishop Henry Lunt and Samuel Leigh were the two Directors from Cedar City. President Young was attempting to "sell" the United Order organization wherever he went. It was necessary to hold two shares in the organization in order to be one of the officers.12 Another child was born to Ann Gower Lunt and Henry Lunt on May 18, 1874. They named him George Albert Gower Lunt. The success in makmg "pig iron" at Iron City brought on new interest in the iron properties. The following contract was drawn up at the house of Samuel Leigh at Iron Spnngs on June 26, 1874: We the undersigned citizens of the United States desire and agree to and do hereby form a >i M n i Distnct to be known and styled, 'Magnetic Mining District of Utah Temtory,' at what is known as Iron Spnngs, Iron County, Utah Temtory, between nine and ten miles northwesterly from Cedar City. Signed: Henry Lunt, Chapman Duncan, John M. Higbee, John C. Duncan, Ebenezer Hanks,Thornas Walker, Richard R. Bikbeck, Samuel Bamhurst, and John Hanis." The following letter written by Henry Lunt to the Deseret News was published on October 17, 1874:
1 have just received information from Ebenezer Hanks, Esq., Supenntendent of the Great Westem Iron Co., Iron City, per William Holyoak and John Eyre, who have just retumed frorn that place, that the blast fumace is doing splendid business. The fumace is tapped every ten hours. The last mn was twentyfive hundred pounds. They expect next week to make five tons of pig iron per day. They shipped two tons for Provo yesterday. Everybody here'is rejoicing at the prospect of the development of the inunense deposits of iron stone in this region.